Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-24
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failed to show up,
Remember the dance at the Grand
Army hall tonight.
A real estate man says that be has
ton as at present.
White fish and small cat fish are very
numerous in the Rhine creek, near the
Milwaukee railroad bridge.
A delightful essa:ng viii be afforded
to lovers of dancing at Grand Army hall
tonight. There will be good music.
The Yankton Turnvereins will cele-
brste Independence day by holding a Pic
mic in the afternoon and giving a ball at
thelr hall in the evening.
The rain of to day is reported to have
extended over q greater portion OF
Yankton county and much benefit to
the growing crops resulted.
!. The board of directors of the Dakota
Masonic aid association held a meeting
last night, at which 435 applications for
membership were approved.
The Dakota commercial college closes
to-day Tor a vacation until the 9th OF
July. The e~tenograph1c department will
proceed with its usual sessions.
Jencks & Son are putting down o two
inch artesian we'll ID the farm of Frank
Shafer, just north of the Jencks coal
farm. The drill is down nearly 500 feet.
"Ephriham Miner, has stoled the city
Wather," was the remark dropped by an
alderman of Yankton q week ago, bat
now he says Mr.. Miner ajnf as mean as
he supposed him TO be.
Foster Carney, who left Yankton on
horse back on Monday morning for
Sioux Falls, made the trip in Just two
hours, riding his Indian pony. Foster
y goes from Sioux Falls to Mitchell by the
same mode of looomotion.
"a Mr.. Meckling sends word that the
Omaha Southern will be heard from in
a few days and that it proposes to
occupy the line between Omaha and
Yankton aheed of other companies now
conspIriug to fill the gap. The Omaha
Southern does not propose to surrender
h the field.
ii jacob Branch, alderman from the sec.
ond wsrd, father of the artesian we'll sys.
tenn of Yankton, smiles all over to-day
and when he smiles all over it is q broad
and genial smile. He also wears his
hat on the back of his head, another
symptom of perfect peace of mind con-
corning the CITY sponter.
ST A man passed through Yankson to-day
n having in tow three Shetland ponies
IL He told q reporter that he was bound
for Bismarck, the home of big mosquitoes
and was taking this small breed of stock
81 along 30 that the mosquitoes and horse
thieves Of that country could not fine
them.
Some weeks ago ]. j.. Bennett
'a%ucsioneer and general ~rustler, left Yank
ton and since that time much informa
ton has come to light which brands
him as a dead beat and general nuisance
Money received by him in many OF ri
s% auction sales in Yanktun wss not torne'
over to the proper parties.
S u. b. Cooley, a former resident G
E sk Yankton, bnt now living at North Beno
MI 81 Nebraska, writes Charley Bates that th
S burlington & Missouri River railroad
Certainly coming TO Yankton and with
out much delay. Mr.. Cooley says othe
lss Nebraska roads are also preparing I
ss& build to Yankton and that by the tim
a year goes by Yankton will have oil IL
railroads it can take cere of.
s$ Mel. T. Hoyt, editor and proprietor
a## the Parker Press, has been enjoying
week OF nothing do in and about Yank
SsN@ ton, with his able assistant, and helT
meet, Mrs. Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoy
together with several other people, n
turned yesterday from James riy'
Bssa bottom, where they have canped I
several days putting in the time fishin'
They passed g pleasant season and I'll
SsA editor can return to his iabors with
relish.
SS% Mrs. 81. U. Ash, yesterday purchas
lots Is. II and Is, block %. lower Yam
ton, OF A.. w. Barber. paying for I
Nszs property $4,000 in cash. These lots v